.mdw on vista

[Harvard]

Hey,

Quick question: i'm trying to use an access 2003 database with database
security. i don't know where to place the .mdw file so i can still access
the database on vista. on windowsXP, the location was:

C:\Documents and Settings\hj\Application Data\Microsoft\Access

Does anyone know the unc for vista?

 

[Arvin Meyer [MVP]]

You can put it almost anywhere. Wherever you decide, just join the workgroup
at that location. I usually use:

C:\Windows\System32\secure.mdw

 

[Tom van Stiphout]

On Thu, 10 Dec 2009 15:46:06 -0500, "Arvin Meyer [MVP]"

On modern operating systems this may not be the best choice because
the location may not be accessible to mere mortals. For example on
Windows 7 c:\users\public may be a better one.
Or a network location.

-Tom.
Microsoft Access MVP

 

[Arvin Meyer [MVP]]

However Access 2003 looks in "C:\Windows\System32\secure.mdw" by default. So
a user who was unfamiliar with joining a workgroup, would need to know to
look for it in another location.
--
Arvin Meyer, MCP, MVP
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